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Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Jairam Gadkari

DOB: 27/05/1957

Nitin Gadkari is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been the Minister of Road Transport and Highways since 2019. He is also serving as the Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (2014), Shipping (2014 to 2019), Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (2017 to 2019) and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (2019 to 2021) in the successive Narendra Modi governments. Gadkari was the president of the BJP from 2009 to 2013. He has been a Lok Sabha member from the Nagpur constituency of Maharashtra for the last two terms. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Gadkari won the Nagpur seat by defeating Congress candidate Vilas Muttemwar with a margin of 2,84,848 votes. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Gadkari retained the Nagpur constituency by defeating Congress candidate Nana Patole with a margin of 2,16,009 votes. Gadkari was the Public Works minister in Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999 and also the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1999 to 2005. Nitin Gadkari is again contesting from the Nagpur constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

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400 die a day in road mishaps: Know which city tops the list

India | Jun 10, 2016, 04:48 PM IST

Mumbai has got the dubious distinction of the city with maximum road accidents in the country, while the number of deaths in road mishaps is highest in the national capital.

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400 persons die every day in road accidents; not much changed in 2 years: Nitin Gadkari

India | Jun 10, 2016, 12:02 PM IST

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that an average of 400 persons die every day in road accidents in the country with ‘faulty engineering’ being a major cause.

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Work to begin on Rs 4,000-crore Metrino project in 2 months: Nitin Gadkari

Politics | Jun 07, 2016, 05:55 PM IST

Government's ambitious Rs 4,000 crore 'Metrino' public transport project in the national capital region, is scheduled to hit the ground in the next two months

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After Chabahar, Indian government eying Paira port in Bangladesh

Politics | Jun 04, 2016, 05:15 PM IST

Mumbai: After bagging the strategically important Chabahar Port in Iran, India is eying a contract to develop a similar facility in Bangladesh’s Paira. Talks in this regard are on between Ministry of External Affairs and

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Gujarat to get Rs 2 lakh crore for infra development: Nitin Gadkari

Politics | May 30, 2016, 11:22 PM IST

Centre will allocate Rs 2 lakh crore to Gujarat for the development of roads and ports during the next three years, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said today.

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Markets, bank deposits or gold: Where do govternment’s top ministers invest their money?

Politics | May 27, 2016, 12:23 PM IST

Modi, often pegged as the ‘market-mover’, and his top ministers do not take too fondly to the equity markets, data compiled in a research based on the details of their assets and liabilities has revealed.

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Panic buttons, CCTV cameras to be mandatory for buses citing women safety: Nitin Gadkari

Politics | May 25, 2016, 04:20 PM IST

New Delhi: It will be mandatory for public transport buses to install emergency buttons, CCTV cameras and vehicle tracking devices to ensure safety of women commuters and the government will issue notification on these norms

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Govt eyes Rs 25 lakh crore infra investments to create 4 crore jobs: Nitin Gadkari

May 24, 2016, 07:00 PM IST

New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that Government is expecting an investments worth Rs 25 lakh crore in the infrastructure sector by 2019 which will help generate 4 crore jobs. "First two years were

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Gadkari says non-passage of road safety bill 'biggest regret'

India | May 22, 2016, 01:58 PM IST

New Delhi: Blaming 'vested interests' for delaying the Road Safety Bill, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today said its non-passage remains his "biggest regret" as more people are getting killed every year in

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Drafting faulty road DPRs may land officials in soup: Nitin Gadkari

Politics | May 16, 2016, 06:18 PM IST

New Delhi: In a stern warning to officials over faulty project reports, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today cautioned that officials concerned could be booked in case of accidents happening due to flawed road designing.

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UPA regime conspired to nail Modi, Amit Shah in Ishrat Jehan case, but failed: Nitin Gadkari at ‘India TV Samvaad’

Politics | May 16, 2016, 05:07 PM IST

New Delhi, May 16: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today strongly refuted charges that Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya was given a clean chit by NIA because of "pressure" from BJP-led government. "On the contrary, false

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Road infrastructure priority for Modi government: Nitin Gadkari

Politics | Apr 29, 2016, 04:47 PM IST

New Delhi: Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that development of road infrastructure was a priority for the Modi government. "When the government took over in 2014, highways accounted

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Mercedes has proposed to shift all vehicles to biodiesel in India : Nitin Gadkari

Apr 28, 2016, 10:18 AM IST

New Delhi: In a move that would further embolden government's efforts for greener fuel usage by automakers, German giant Mercedes-Benz has proposed to shift its diesel cars and other vehicles in India to the environment

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Efforts on to reduce road mishap fatalities by half: Nitin Gadkari

Politics | Apr 23, 2016, 08:18 PM IST

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today said serious efforts are underway to bring down by 50 per cent the number of fatalities in road accidents in country.

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Activists float paper boats to remind Gadkari of his promise

India | Apr 18, 2016, 06:59 AM IST

Agra: Eco-activists here today floated hundreds of paper boats in Yamuna, seeking to remind Union transport and shipping minister Nitin Gadkiri of his promise made in Decemeber 2014 that people soon would be able to

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India keen to develop ports in Africa, Bangladesh, Iran: Nitin Gadkari

Politics | Apr 12, 2016, 03:47 PM IST

Pursuing its pro-active maritime policy, the government has expressed keenness to develop ports for various countries, including Africa, Bangladesh and Iran.

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Ports development to create 1 crore jobs in five years: Nitin Gadkari

Apr 09, 2016, 09:48 PM IST

Development of ports and the shipping sector under the government’s ambitious Sagarmala project could lead to the creation of one crore jobs in the next four to five years, Union minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways said in Mumbai today

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Congress not interested in development of poor: Nitin Gadkari

Politics | Mar 31, 2016, 09:51 PM IST

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said Congress, being a 'family-centric' party, was interested in its own development only and not that of the poor.

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Congress demands Gadkari's ouster over Zoji La project

Politics | Mar 20, 2016, 10:27 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress on Saturday demanded sacking of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, accusing him of awarding a single-bid contract of Rs 10,500 crore to a firm for Zoji La pass tunnel in Kashmir Valley

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Twenty water recycling plants coming up on Ganga: Nitin Gadkari

Politics | Mar 12, 2016, 04:22 PM IST

Twenty water recycling plants coming up on Ganga: Nitin Gadkari

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